Feel Close Again. Rebuild Intimacy. Rekindle Your Relationship.
You still love each other.
But somewhere along the way, your relationship stopped feeling like the relationship you once had.
Maybe you function well as a team—managing careers, children, schedules, bills, and responsibilities—but don't feel much like romantic partners anymore.
Conversations revolve around what needs to get done. Affection has decreased. Sex may happen rarely—or not at all. Date nights feel forced, or you've stopped trying to have them.
You may even find yourself wondering:
Are we still in love, or have we simply become roommates?
If you miss feeling close to your partner, couples counseling can help you understand what created the distance and begin rebuilding the emotional and physical connection that may have gotten lost along the way.
At Infinite Therapeutic Services, our relationship therapists provide couples counseling and marriage counseling in Plantation, Florida, as well as online couples counseling throughout Florida.
Couples Counseling for Intimacy & Connection in Florida
When You Love Each Other but Don't Feel Connected Anymore
Your relationship may look perfectly fine from the outside.
You may have built a good life together.
There may not have been an affair, a major betrayal, or one defining event that explains why your relationship changed.
Instead, the disconnection happened gradually.
Work became demanding.
Children required more of your attention.
Stress followed you home.
Phones came to bed with you.
Conversations became more logistical than meaningful.
Sex became less frequent.
Affection became less spontaneous.
Eventually, the person who once felt like your romantic partner began to feel more like a roommate, coparent, or friend.
And because nothing is dramatically "wrong," it can be difficult to know what to do about it.
Emotional disconnection doesn't always happen because couples stop loving each other. Sometimes they stop having the experiences that help them feel connected.
Couples counseling can give you the opportunity to intentionally turn toward your relationship again.
Do You Feel More Like Roommates Than Partners?
You may recognize your relationship in some of these experiences:
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You love each other but don't feel "in love" anymore.
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You rarely have sex or physical intimacy has stopped altogether.
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Affection, flirting, and playfulness have disappeared.
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You spend time together but still feel lonely.
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Most conversations revolve around children, schedules, work, or responsibilities.
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One partner wants more affection or sex than the other.
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Initiating intimacy has become uncomfortable because of repeated rejection.
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Sex feels predictable, mechanical, pressured, or disconnected.
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You avoid talking about sex because the conversation becomes tense.
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You feel more like roommates, friends, or coparents than romantic partners.
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You're wondering whether you've simply fallen out of love.
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You both want to reconnect but don't know where to begin.
You don't necessarily need to recreate the relationship you had when you first met.
The goal can be to create a relationship that fits who you are now—while bringing back closeness, curiosity, affection, friendship, and intimacy.
Why Do Couples Lose Emotional & Physical Intimacy?
Relationships change.
The excitement that comes naturally at the beginning of a relationship eventually has to coexist with real life.
Careers grow. Children arrive. Bodies change. Stress accumulates. Parents age. Financial responsibilities increase. Health concerns or hormonal changes may affect desire. There is often less time and energy available for the relationship itself.
Meanwhile, couples can gradually stop prioritizing their connection.
One partner may begin craving more closeness while the other feels pressured and withdraws.
That withdrawal can make the first partner pursue even more.
Eventually, both partners can feel misunderstood.
One may be thinking:
"Why don't you want me anymore?"
While the other may be thinking:
"Why does every touch have to lead somewhere?"
What appears to be a problem with sex may also involve emotional safety, unresolved resentment, stress, communication patterns, differences in desire, or years of feeling disconnected.
That's why simply scheduling more date nights or telling yourselves to "have more sex" doesn't always solve the problem.
Sometimes you have to understand the relationship underneath the intimacy problem.
Not Ready for Couples Counseling Yet?
Start Reconnecting at Home
Maybe you recognize your relationship in what you've just read, but you're not quite ready to begin couples counseling.
You can still start making changes.
We've created a free guide to improving intimacy in your relationship with practical strategies to help you begin strengthening emotional and physical connection.
Use it to start conversations, identify where disconnection may be happening, and take intentional steps toward feeling closer again.
Get the guide sent directly to your inbox.
quality care
We only use research and evidence based models for relationships, such as the Gottman and EFT therapy.
collaborative
We believe in collaborating with our clients for a successful process, while we provide an expert structure.
to the point
We don't do venting sessions. We will guide you to have different kinds of conversations than the ones you've been having.
Goal Oriented
Our goal is to get you to your goal. We do not believe in depending in therapy. The number of sessions/time needed varies per person/couple.
We Haven’t Been Intimate for Some Years Now, Can We Still Make Our Marriage Work?
While the amount of time you have not been intimate is an important factor, it will not determine whether your marriage is viable or not. We have worked with several couples that have not been sexually active for years and were able to rekindle the passion in their relationship.
One of Us Has Experienced Physical Changs that have Affected our Sexuality, Can We Work Around These Problems?
Yes! This is a very common concern for many partners, and can be addressed through counseling.
We are Uncomfortable Talking About Sex Between Us, How Can We Talk About Sex with a Stranger?
We work in a respectful, compassionate and open manner, where we honor where our clients are with the topic at hand. We’ve found over the years that this makes it easier to discuss any burning issues, even if they may seem uncomfortable at first.
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